42 pounds
42
the answer is 24 pounds
27 pounds
3/5 of 40 = 24 pounds
37/70 or .53 (rounded of course)
A ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds. To find three-fifths of a ton, you would multiply 2,000 by 3/5. This calculation results in 1,200 pounds, which is three-fifths of a ton.
24 lbThe simplest way is to start with changing 3/5 to a decimal by dividing. 3 divide by 5 is 0.6. Now multiply 40 by 0.6 to get 24.By the way, 'of' in fraction arithmetic means 'multiply'.
The longer piece is 70 feet and the shorter piece is 56 feet. Three fifths of 70 is 42 and three fourths of 56 is 42.
70*(4/5)= 70*0.8= 56 four fifths of seventy is 56
minus three fifths
Assuming that you mean "fifths", the answer is three fifths.
six and three fifths